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est_fw-la sic_fw-la moritur_fw-la anima_fw-la amisso_fw-la deo_fw-la qui_fw-la vita_fw-la est_fw-la eius_fw-la for_o thy_o body_n to_o die_v be_v to_o loose_v his_o life_n and_o for_o thy_o soul_n to_o die_v be_v to_o loose_v her_o life_n the_o life_n of_o thy_o body_n be_v thy_o soul_n the_o life_n of_o thy_o soul_n be_v thy_o god_n as_o the_o body_n die_v when_o the_o soul_n be_v depart_v which_o be_v his_o life_n so_o the_o soul_n die_v when_o god_n be_v depart_v which_o be_v her_o life_n and_o again_o 30._o quomodo_fw-la ergo_fw-la mortua_fw-la est_fw-la anima_fw-la de_fw-fr qua_fw-la vivit_fw-la corpus_fw-la audi_fw-la ergo_fw-la &_o disce_fw-la corpus_fw-la hominis_fw-la creatura_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la &_o anima_fw-la hominis_fw-la creatura_fw-la dei_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr anima_fw-la deus_fw-la vivificat_fw-la carnem_fw-la ipsam_fw-la autem_fw-la animam_fw-la vivificat_fw-la de_fw-la seipso_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la seipsa_fw-la vita_fw-la ergo_fw-la corporis_fw-la 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